Johnson v. Selectmen of Salisbury

This is a petition for a declaratory judgment brought to the court of chancery for the county of Addison. The petition alleges that the plaintiffs are the successors and assigns, as lessee, to a lease dated March 3, 1890 of the town school lot, so-called, by and between the then selectmen of the town of Salisbury and Ansel W. Kelsey; that the present selectmen of the town have refused a tender by the plaintiffs of the annual rent specified in the lease and the plaintiffs are uncertain of their rights and status under the lease.

The prayer of the petition is for a determination and declaration;…